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Yahoo! News Search Results for health Yahoo! News Search Results for health Senate bill fines people refusing health coverage (AP via Yahoo! News) Americans who refuse to buy affordable medical coverage could be hit with fines of more than $1,000 under a health care overhaul bill unveiled Thursday by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Barack Obama's top domestic priority. Health care: Will 'pay or play' chase employers away? (CNN Money) It is one of the touchiest issues in the health care debate: Would a government-run health plan upend the employer-based health insurance system used by 160 million Americans? Sens. Kennedy, Dodd unveil cheaper health care bill (McClatchy Newspapers via... WASHINGTON ? The Senate health committee's top two Democrats on Thursday rolled out a revamped plan to overhaul health care that would cost $611 billion over 10 years ? far less than their previous version ? but would impose a tax on many employers. New estimate puts health care price tag at $611 billion (CNN) A health-care reform bill that includes a public insurance plan and requires employers to cover workers would cost $611 billion over 10 years, far less than previous estimates, according to a new analysis from Congress. Dems circulate revised health care plan (USA Today) Democrats on a key Senate committee are circulating details of a revised health care plan that includes a government-backed insurance option and a fee on employers if they do not offer coverage to their workers. Key Senate Democrats unveil plans for health care bill (USA Today) Senate Democrats unveiled new details of a plan to revamp the nation's health care system Thursday, including a public, government-run insurance program and a $750-per-employee annual fee on companies that do not offer health benefits. Obama Favors Strong 'Right to Refuse' Protections for Health-Care Workers (Wa... President Barack Obama said today that he still favors a "robust" federal policy protecting health-care workers who have moral objections to performing some procedures, even though he plans to roll back a Bush administration rule that expanded such protection. Key Senate Democrats trim cost of health care bill (AP via Yahoo! News) Determined to advance President Barack Obama's health care agenda, key Senate Democrats are calling for a government-run insurance option to compete with private plans, as well as a $750-per-worker annual fee on larger companies that do not offer coverage to employees. Revised Senate Health Bill Includes Employer Mandate, Public Plan Option (CQP... Revised health overhaul legislation under development in the Senate would result in insurance coverage for 97 percent of Americans, leaders of a key committee said Thursday, though the total cost is still unknown. Health Highlights: July 2, 2009 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: Newsfeed display by CaRP |